lonnie dona and coronell are with us.esswoman edwards, you revealed in the "washington post" you are living with ms to my colleagues in congress doesn't make my smurns unaffordable. you write in part i was proud to be one of the presiding officers when the affordable care act passed. i do not think the law was pvgt. i believe it was a good start. i never thought i could have to go back -- i could have to go back at a time when i would not have health care coverage. and yet with the health care bills you are now advancing here i am. normally stores are told by constituents to politicians. in this case you're it. >> well and i've heard from a lot of my former constituents, actually from hundreds of people across the country who are in a similar circumstance as i am. i was diagnosed with ms a year ago. it affects about 400,000 people -- americans around the country. and i was healthy. i was riding my bike, 20, 50 miles a week, running doing all those things, active. it took me by surprise. i think it's proof that anyone can

jim had a chance to visit the museum not too long ago when he interviewed director lonnie bunch.interview that vance would ever do. barbara harrison tells us all about it. >> reporter: when jim vance behind a camera recorded the last interview of his career as a journalist, no one knew it would be the last after 45 years on the job. but lonnie bunch, a young student studying history at howard university some 30 years ago, knew the first time he saw this journalist in front of a camera that he was making history. >> jim vance was my generation. there was a sense that here was somebody who was cool, who understood the importance of hard work but who was committed to making washington, not just black washington but washington better. jim vance really did it. he symbolized possibility. he symbolized that it was really important that america was changing and his presence was a symbol of that change. >> reporter: and what would he want to display in the museum to tell the story of jim clear to me is that, first of all, jim vance did his homework so it would be really nice to have maybe

lonnie, you and i talked the other day about how thoroughly this bill had been examined. i said it had not at all. that was the point that john mccain actually came to the floor with the other day when he returned after the cancer diagnosis a week later and said why don't we do it the right way? you can see right now the republicans didn't hold hearings. >> ultimately the process here was not a good process and that is what we have come to. the reality is there was an opportunity, particularly with the last bill, the skinny bill, ali, it really did not come together until the last couple of hours. there was not an opportunity to figure out what was in there, that was a problem. >> right, at some point we can't hang it on -- we didn't get enough time. bills are done a certain way, i guess republicans want to fix it. and democrats need to do it the right way the next time. >> that was john mccain's point going forward. you know, republicans tried this by going through this budget reconciliation path, which was a one-party path and going forward it will have to be different,

in san mateo, lonnie rivera, "abc 7 news." >>> all right.c 7 news at 11:00" continues with these new stories. bruno mars takes the stage inside the sapp center but outside counterfeit tickets left some fans disappointed. >> and what is in your cup of coffee? the viagra like ingredient leading to a nationwide recall tonight. >>> is the next american idol here in the bay area? lo local auditions set to take place. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we will look at your weekend temperature spread coming up. >> first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after "abc 7 news at 11:00." >> thanks dan and ama. enjoy this sample of tonight's show, glute enfry. o.j. is headed to naples florida. if you see someone who looks like o.j. on tinder, swipe left. >>> new at 11:00, counterfeit tickets at the bruno mars concert. the music starts at the stage in the sap center in san jose tonight. >> outside, disappointed fans. "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live with the story. >> reporter: ama, dan, we talked with a woman that had

in san mateo, lonnie rivera, "abc 7 news." >>> all right.ws at 11:00" continues with these new stories. bruno mars takes the stage inside the sapp center but outside counterfeit tickets left some fans disappointed. >> and what is in your cup of coffee? the viagra like ingredient leading to a nationwide recall tonight. >>> is the next american idol here in the bay area? lo local auditions set to take place. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we will look at your weekend temperature spread coming up. >> first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after "abc 7 news at 11:00." >> thanks dan and ama. enjoy this sample of tonight's show, glute enfry. o.j. is headed to naples florida. if you see someone who looks like o.j. on tinder, swipe left. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's

in san mateo, lonnie rivera, "abc 7 news." >>> all right.11:00" continues with these new stories. bruno mars takes the stage inside the sapp center but outside counterfeit tickets left some fans disappointed. >> and what is in your cup of coffee? the viagra like ingredient leading to a nationwide recall tonight. >>> is the next american idol here in the bay area? lo local auditions set to take place. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we will look at your weekend temperature spread coming up. >> first here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after "abc 7 news at 11:00." >> thanks dan and ama. enjoy this sample of tonight's show, glute enfry. o.j. is headed to naples florida. if you see someone who looks like o.j. on tinder, swipe left. >>> new at 11:00, counterfeit tickets at the bruno mars concert. the music starts at the stage in the sap center in san jose tonight. >> outside, disappointed fans. "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live with the story. >> reporter: ama, dan, we talked with a woman that had legitimate

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"abc 7 news" reporter lonnie rivera shows us what these two families are doing to prevent others fromxperiencing similar tragedies. >> reporter: this sign a painful reminder for two families that lost loved ones in similar circumstances. >> they are both the baby of the family, rose and richard. >> reporter: 22 year old richard moss was last seen may 25th before he left to drive aloss the coast to work. his aaa card washed up in late june on montera state beach. search teams located what's believed to be the wheel of his car. when we arrived alameda county deputies were using drones. they're helping san mateo deputies with the search. >> we are divers and boats out there. >> reporter: last year deputies say 20 year old rosie alba was driving north when her car veered off the road into the ocean. >> start putting in k rails so nobody else has to die. >> reporter: her body was found here at the beach but her car was never located. so far in the moss case they located car parts but his remains have not been found. dan moss is pushing for cal trans to install cement barriers along this st

lonnie is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: this is the second stop for the tour.st was los angeles. the idea is to foster good conversation to encourage progress. jones urged a large audience to focus on values over party. >> it seems like there's an internal struggle in the white house for power, but power to do what, to help who? that's why we have to rise up ourselves. >> reporter: that message inspired this gathering at the san francisco masonic. >> everybody is -- >> reporter: it was an invitation to bay area residents from various background to have a healthy discussion about politics and social change. >> i think when people start talking to each other, they realize that their similarities are much greater than their differences. >> it is about moving away from the republican versus the dems, it is about moving to each other and seeing can build community. >> reporter: the civil discourse in this theater is a stark contrast from divisiveness in washington. after the gop health care failure -- >> yes, this is a disappointment. a disappointment indeed. >> rep

jennifer jacobs, lonny chen and molly. molly, starting with you, health care.acing a bit of a tough battle when it comes to health care. what's the likelihood that they're going to be able to get a vote to the froor? >> the republicans i've talked to are increasingly pessimistic. and they were pessimistic to start with. things only seem to be getting worse for this bill. mitch mcconnell has not found a ra bit in the magical hat of his. you know, as the senators were back in their home districts, heard nothing but negative feedback for the most part. and as garrett was saying just a couple of segments ago, they keep getting more and more nos on the bill and there isn't even a bill yet. so it just doesn't look good. >> let's take a listen to a couple of the skeptics, lindsay graham and john mccain. >> the obamacare is going to fail, if it does fail, work together in a bipartisan fashion to replace it. i don't know what the outcome will be, but mitch is trying really hard. >> my view, it's probably going to be dead. but i've been wrong. i thought i would be presid

lonnie is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: this is the second stop for the tour.st was los angeles. the idea is to foster good conversation to encourage progress. jones urged a large audience to focus on values over party. >> it seems like there's an internal struggle in the white house for power, but power to do what, to help who? that's why we have to rise up ourselves. >> reporter: that message inspired this gathering at the san francisco masonic. >> everybody is -- >> reporter: it was an invitation to bay area residents from various background to have a healthy discussion about politics and social change. >> i think when people start talking to each other, they realize that their similarities are much greater than their differences. >> it is about moving away from the republican versus the dems, it is about moving to each other and seeing how we can build community. >> reporter: the civil discourse in this theater is a stark contrast from divisiveness in washington. after the gop health care failure -- >> yes, this is a disappointment. a disappointment indeed.

"abc 7 news" reporter lonnie rivera shows us what these two families are doing to prevent others fromxperiencing similar tragedies. >> reporter: this sign a painful reminder for two families that lost loved ones in similar circumstances. >> they are both the baby of the family, rose and richard. >> reporter: 22 year old richard moss was last seen may 25th before he left to drive aloss the coast to work. his aaa card washed up in late june on montera state beach. search teams located what's believed to be the wheel of his car. when we arrived alameda county deputies were using drones. they're helping san mateo deputies with the search. >> we are divers and boats out there. >> reporter: last year deputies say 20 year old rosie alba was driving north when her car veered off the road into the ocean. >> start putting in k rails so nobody else has to die. >> reporter: her body was found here at the beach but her car was never located. so far in the moss case they located car parts but his remains have not been found. dan moss is pushing for cal trans to install cement barriers along this st

reporter lonnie wong shows us.h street corridor near mid-town sacramento is no stranger to graffiti...but for the last month or so these flowers with one distinctive long pedal have stood out. shavon hyde, neighborhood resident "it's not the worst grafitti i've seen, it's kind of cute...it's enough to fire the curiosity as to who painted them and why.rusty staub, shop owner "i actually think it's pretty coolrusty staub is owner of the black diamond, a glass gallery and clothing botique that has an obvious artisic sensibility.. he says the flowers on walls, alley fences and dumpsters and even the abandoned building next door are better for it. rusty staub, shop owner "he's taken everyday places that are usually closed like the store next door and he's brightening it up a little bit, it think it's nice, i think the sacramento area needs thatsome of the flowers are actually done in multi-colors and he's not shy about tagging his work...typical of a street artist.but say the flowers are different from wall murals that

lonnie?ma, just today public works employees collected dozens of needles from a container near here called a pit stop, where people can drop them off. they find thousands on the street every day creating a serious public health risk for everyone. in the civic center neighborhood in san francisco we found syringes along the sidewalk, around trees, one even sitting in a crosswalk. neil moore moved to the city from bakersfield, right now he's homeless. today he was surprised to find a used needle underneath his leg. >> when i stood up, the newspaper blew away and there was an open-capped syringe underneath it. >> reporter: the public works department said in march alone workers collected more than 10,000 needles compared to close to 3,000 during the same month in 2016. moore has seen syringes before but never this close to him. >> i could have been poked by it, or, you know, anybody that -- walking by, you know, in flip-flops, or a child. >> the thing the public needs to do is contact 311. >> re

live in alameda, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >> lonnie, thank you. >>> business is booming for san franciscoed lyft, the ride share company reported it carried more passengers through june of this year than it did in all of last year. that's more than 162.5 million rides. the gains come as lyft's larger rival uber deals with sexual harassment allegations. uber said it's given more than $5 billion ride since 2010. >>> iphone lovers, we have clues today on what the next generation iphone may offer in new features. >> ironically super secretive apple may have leaked the design itself by accident. >> yeah, right. they did it on purpose. all the time. >> kristen sze is here with more. >> larry and ama, could this be the new iphone? the icon representing the iphone 8. a developer discovered it in the code apple pushed out for another upcoming product. what does this tell us? the new phone could look dramatically different from previous iphones, which have all had a home button and a frame. now, let's go back to what could be the iphone 8. the front is all screen, right? you can see there's no home

lonnie, over to you. the fact we have all been debating health care while the president has been instructing congress about what to do about it. we know that there's a little bit of truth to what the president said. most of it isn't true. but the fact is that's not a winning argument that the president has got. the only argument he's got that works is that all ran on a platform of repeal and replace and they might get hurt if they don't get it. >> this is really first time i think we have heard the president come out and endorse and embrace the senate bill. he hasn't really done so to date. he basically said to mitch mcconnell, you're going to have a vote tomorrow. there's been a question about what that vote is on. you ought to vote on the senate bill and he was out there making the case for the senate bill. which he hasn't done and frankly a lot of republicans haven't done write which explains why this senate bill is polling so poorly. >> i know. >> i think the president said look, i'm for this bill. vo

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. >> "abc7 news" reporter lonny rivera joins us live with the story. >> reporter: the captain warnedmight not see one, butt lo and behold it appeared. and one family's dream came true. you might call this family first timers. it's their first time whale watching. >> he's been obsessed with whales and dolphins since she was like 3, right? >> i like seeing wildlife. >> reporter: seek and you shall find and that's what 6-year-old ava experienced. >> there's the whale. >> reporter: check out the view from the kitty cat boat, a humpback whale appeared within minutes of cruising on the san francisco bay. >> how cool is this? >> it's very cool. >> reporter: whale watching in the san francisco bay is amazing this season. it could be another 100 years before these majestic creatures come so close. but it's also come with concern as whales and boaters have come in close contact. sometimes too close. just last week, these photos captured a boat appearing to hit a whale. officials urge watchers to do it the right way. >> you never want to chase a whale. what you want to do is to parallel and rea

lonny? >> reporter: yes, residents have dealt with detours here through the downtown area since january. contractors are putting final touches on miner road, just in time for the big fourth of july parade. >> i can't wait till it opens back up. >> we're excited the road is reopening. this has been a very long six months for neighborhoods affected. >> i'm really happy. >> reporter: it's walkable now, but it hasn't seen traffic in six months. >> two or three more days to use it. we're ready. >> reporter: take a look back at january. a storm left this huge sinkhole. the rainy days that followed made it worse, forcing a closure. >> it was difficult as a real estate agent getting to show property. and the detour roads were very narrow with drop offs on both sides. >> you don't realize how nice it is until you have to take the detours. >> reporter: crews are back filling the road. by monday, traffic will return. six months and nearly $3 million later, miner road is modernized. >> the capacity of t

. >> "abc7 news" reporter lonny rivera joins us live with the story. >> reporter: the captain warnedwe might not see one, butt lo and behold it appeared. and one family's dream came true. you might call this family first timers. it's their first time whale watching. >> he's been obsessed with whales and dolphins since she was like 3, right? >> i like seeing wildlife. >> reporter: seek and you shall find and that's what 6-year-old ava experienced. >> there's the whale. >> reporter: check out the view from the kitty cat boat, a humpback whale appeared within minutes of cruising on the san francisco bay. >> how cool is this? >> it's very cool. >> reporter: whale watching in the san francisco bay is amazing this season. it could be another 100 years before these majestic creatures come so close. but it's also come with concern as whales and boaters have come in close contact. sometimes too close. just last week, these photos captured a boat appearing to hit a whale. officials urge watchers to do it the right way. >> you never want to chase a whale. what you want to do is to parallel and

lonny? >> reporter: yes, residents have dealt with detours here through the downtown area since january. contractors are putting final touches on miner road, just in time for the big fourth of july parade. >> i can't wait till it opens back up. >> we're excited the road is reopening. this has been a very long six months for neighborhoods affected. >> i'm really happy. >> reporter: it's walkable now, but it hasn't seen traffic in six months. >> two or three more days to use it. we're ready. >> reporter: take a look back at january. a storm left this huge sinkhole. the rainy days that followed made it worse, forcing a closure. >> it was difficult as a real estate agent getting to show property. and the detour roads were very narrow with drop offs on both sides. >> you don't realize how nice it is until you have to take the detours. >> reporter: crews are back filling the road. by monday, traffic will return. six months and nearly $3 million later, miner road is modernized. >> the capacity of t

lonnie. >> reporter: yes, kate. we're hearing that they launched the boat from fremont.re also hearing it was two adults and one child. all of them brought here, treated for hypothermia. they're going to be okay, we're hearing, but they're being checked out for any further injuries. >> a coast guard chopper lifted one boater who was stranded in the choppy, chilly bay water near cooley landing in east palo alto. once it landed, one victim gave officials a thumbs up. menlo park fire and other emergency officials responded to the call saturday evening. >> i saw all the fire trucks coming in. the police, and i saw them wheeling in this strange boat. >> once they reached the open water and wind and the wind waves started coming in immediately into the boat and capsized their boat. >> as the coast guard chopper carried all three victims to shore, a friend in a kayak helped too. >> basically the three victims that were in the water held on to the kayak. the person in the kayak notified 911, and the coast guard. >> martin watched the team of responders come together. she's happy

lonny rivera, "abc7 news." >> the smell of fourth of july barbecue might still be in the air.help you pack on extra weight. >> we're going to walk you through the cal study that found a link between what you smell and what you weigh, no matter what you eat. >> and if you're having trouble getting back into the work rhythm after yesterday's holiday, let's take a look ahead to the weekend, when (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest heart failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, o

lonny rivera, "abc7 news." >> the smell of fourth of july barbecue might still be in the air.hat could help you pack on extra weight. >> we're going to walk you through the cal study that found a link between what you smell and what you weigh, no matter what you eat. >> and if you're having trouble getting back into the work rhythm after yesterday's holiday, let's take a look ahead to the weekend, when >>> when you buy a new alliance in california, it must meet strict san dards for saving energy and water. >> michael finney is here now. >> we've come a long way towards making better, low-flow, low energy appliances. this viewer says her washing machine did well to meet those standards, just not so well cleaning her clothes. >> sensing. this is time for sensing. >> the top load washing machine is working the way it's supposed to. she says that's the problem. >> the main thing is the water did not cover the laundry. >> reporter: clothes go in, but they don't get wet. >> it says deep water wash. didn't change things. >> reporter: water pours in, but is this deep? >> it's about an

in contra costa county, lonny rivera, "abc7 news." >> the biggest fire burning california is the wall fire north of sacramento. more than 5,000 buildings are threatened. evacuation orders remain in effect for 4,000 people. the fire has burned at least 5600 acres and just 35% contained. it started friday afternoon and the cause is under investigation. >>> the governor has declared a state of emergency because of the wall fire and this could be just the beginning >> this past couple of weeks has really seen an increase in the number of fires, and again, it's going to depend on mother nature. the past few years with the drought conditions, we've had some very, very long fire seasons. so with all those conditions from the drought, from the past five years, all the very dry vegetation out there, that's going to be something that we're going to have to contend with. >> here's another one. smoke from a wildfire can be seen from space. the alamo fire has burned nearly 29,000 acres since thursday afternoon. it's just 15% contained. more than 100 buildings are at risk of burning down. santa cla

abc news is live to explain how the city is dealing with this, lonnie? >> reporter: yes, the city is looking to tackle the problem. a couple different ways of through cleanup, awareness, even a task force looking into creating safe injection sites. those sites are controversial. but one official says san francisco really needs to do something different to tackle a huge problem. in the civic center neighborhood of san francisco, we found syringes along the sidewalk around trees, one even sitting in a crosswalk. >> i was literally just eating. my leg was right on top of it, and i didn't even know. >> reporter: neil moore is homeless. he was surprised to find a used needle underneath his leg. >> could i have been poked by it or you know, anybody that, walking by, you know, in flip-flops or a child of. >> reporter: the public works department says in march alone, workers collected more than 10,000 needles, compared to nearly 3,000 during the same month in 2016. >> the thing that the public needs to do is contact 311. i cannot emphasize that enough. >> report

in san francisco, lonni rivera, abc7 news. >>> the justice department will soon make it easier for local law enforcement to seize cash and property from crime suspects. attorney general jeff sessions says the department will increase the use of asset forfeiture especially for drug suspects. this practice has been criticized because it allows law enforcement to take possessions like cars and money without indictments or evidence that a crime has been committed. local law enforcement often use the forfeited proceeds to pay expenses. >>> well, the fix has begun. finally today drone view 7 gave us a look at a huge sinkhole in mira ga in central contra costa county. it did not happen in last winter's heavy rains but rather the year before. that's how long it's taken the cash strapped down to secure the millions of dollars needed for repairs. on reen boulevard and center street. news reporter laura anthony explains why this is such a complex project. >> reporter: it's been here so long, it's become part of the landscape in downtown mora ga as shown from drone view a so big it's taken 17 months

lonny rivera is live with the plea. >> reporter: yes, ama, that garden is just behind me here. his former fiance and neighbors today spruced it up. over here, there's a photo on a poster that says, this is feto. everyone in the community wants everyone to remember his face and this unsolved murder case. >> i lost the love of my life, but i found the man of my dreams. >> reporter: amber nelson found love again and now lives in brazil. but returning to this berkeley intersection stirs up a painful memory. >> he was trying to do anything to distract them from me. that's what caused his fatal wounds. >> reporter: september 12, 2010, amber and her vie yfiance were celebrating his 35th birthday. as they walked home, two men tried to rob them. he was shot and died here. the painted circle marks the spot and just inside, a living memorial to him. but now that memory may be threatened by a development project in the works. >> they're going to destroy this whole garden for this site, and we've been asking them please, don't do that. >> this serves a greater purpose for the community, tha

lonny rivera was there as he checked his birthday bucket list item off of the chilly waters of the bay. >> reporter: when your name is bob beach, it seems fitting to spend much of your life in the ocean. >> the water has been a great part of my life. >> reporter: so on his 87th birthday, this florida judge, grandfather and athlete, swam from alcatraz to san francisco's aquatic park. >> when i sent those guys away, i can tell them i relate to them. >> reporter: this retired judge thrives on athletic adventures. >> swimming makes you emotionally very tranquil, which is very helpful in deciding cases. >> reporter: if his birthday swim hasn't exhausted you, he's hiked mt. kill man jar u, and his next big swim, underneath the golden gate brinl. his buddy, also named bob, holds the all-time record for swimming the span of the golden gate. how quickly did you do it? >> 17 minutes and 21 seconds. >> reporter: any advice? >> i hope he doesn't break my record. >> reporter: back to this swim. finish time, 46 minutes, 67 strokes a minute. impressive at any age, given how cold the water is. you did

lonny rivera was there as he checked his birthday bucket list item off of the chilly waters of the bay. >> reporter: when your name is bob beach, it seems fitting to spend much of your life in the ocean. >> the water has been a great part of my life. >> reporter: so on his 87th birthday, this florida judge, grandfather and athlete, swam from alcatraz to san francisco's aquatic park. >> when i sent those guys away, i can tell them i relate to them. >> reporter: this retired judge thrives on athletic adventures. >> swimming makes you emotionally very tranquil, which is very helpful in deciding cases. >> reporter: if his birthday swim hasn't exhausted you, he's hiked mt. kill man jar u, and his next big swim, underneath the golden gate brinl. his buddy, also named bob, holds the all-time record for swimming the span of the golden gate. how quickly did you do it? >> 17 minutes and 21 seconds. >> reporter: any advice? >> i hope he doesn't break my record. >> reporter: back to this swim. finish time, 46 minutes, 67 strokes a minute. impressive at any age, given how cold the water is. you did

lonnie rivera has the story you will see only on nbc 7 news. >>> a coast guard chopper lifted one boater who was stranded in the choppy, chilly bay water near coolly landing in east palo alto. once it landed, one victim gave officials a thumbs up. menlo park fire and other emergency officials responded to this water rescue call saturday evening. >> we saw all of the fire trucks coming in, the police and saw chem wheeling in the strange boat. >> once we saw open water. it started to capsize their boat. >> it carried all three victims to shore. >> basically the three victims that were in the water held on to the kayak. the person in the kayak notified 911 and the coast guard. >> martin watched the team of responders come together. she's happy it ended with lives saved. i was very impressed with the rescue. it was very efficient. they all showed up. all of the people in the boats had their life vests on so that's a critical point. >> boating with another buddy nearby who called 911 was critical, too. in east palo alto, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> developing news, as the largest of the ac

lonny rivera is live with the plea. >> reporter: yes, ama, that garden is just behind me here. his former fiance and neighbors today spruced it up. over here, there's a photo on a poster that says, this is feto. everyone in the community wants everyone to remember his face and this unsolved murder case. >> i lost the love of my life, but i found the man of my dreams. >> reporter: amber nelson found love again and now lives in brazil. but returning to this berkeley intersection stirs up a painful memory. >> he was trying to do anything to distract them from me. that's what caused his fatal wounds. >> reporter: september 12, 2010, amber and her vie yfiance were celebrating his 35th birthday. as they walked home, two men tried to rob them. he was shot and died here. the painted circle marks the spot and just inside, a living memorial to him. but now that memory may be threatened by a development project in the works. >> they're going to destroy this whole garden for this site, and we've been asking them please, don't do that. >> this serves a greater purpose for the community, tha

abc news is live to explain how the city is dealing with this, lonnie? >> reporter: yes, the city is looking to tackle the problem. a couple different ways of through cleanup, awareness, even a task force looking into creating safe injection sites. those sites are controversial. but one official says san francisco really needs to do something different to tackle a huge problem. in the civic center neighborhood of san francisco, we found syringes along the sidewalk around trees, one even sitting in a crosswalk. >> i was literally just eating. my leg was right on top of it, and i didn't even know. >> reporter: neil moore is homeless. he was surprised to find a used needle underneath his leg. >> could i have been poked by it or you know, anybody that, walking by, you know, in flip-flops or a child of. >> reporter: the public works department says in march alone, workers collected more than 10,000 needles, compared to nearly 3,000 during the same month in 2016. >> the thing that the public needs to do is contact 311. i cannot emphasize that enough. >> report

the prayer will be offered by reverend lonnie mitchell senior, bethel african methodist church, spokane, washington. reverend mitchell: lord, god

lonni rivera shows us what they are doing. >> reporter: this sign is a painful reminder for two families who lost loved ones in similar circumstances. >> both the baby of the family. >> reporter: 22-year-old richard moss was last seen may 25th before he left to drive along the coast to work. his aaa card washed up in late june on montero state beach. search teams also recently located what is believed to be the wheel of his car. when we arrived, alameda county deputies were using drones, helping san mateo deputies with the search. >> we've had divers, boats. >> reporter: last year deputies say 20-year-old rosy alba was traveling north when her car veered off the highway into the ocean in the same area. >> start planning to put in k rails here so nobody else has to die. >> reporter: rosie's body was found here at the beach, but her car was never located. so far in the moss case they have located some car parts, but his remains have not been found. dan moss is pushing for caltrans to install cement barriers along this stretch. >> he'd just laugh and smile, that's how richard was. just an a

. >> lonny rivera joins us live to explain how cal fire is handling this season. >> reporter: yeah, they beefed up patrols out here, just since saturday. they've responded to several fires burning more than 250 acres. they say high grass like this in the hot, dry weather is the reason why they're fully staffed, ready for the next one any minute. cal fire crews are hosing hot spots from a brush fire on this hillside. this contra costa firestation is keeping busy. >> we're getting fires day and night. >> reporter: this fire burned 150 acres and cal fire officials say the amount of acreage state side that's burned this year already surpasses last year. the difference this year -- dead trees from the drought. >> when you remove trees that provide sunlight, you add the rain, we get a big grass crop. >> rorter: in this fire, the grass was high and flammable. a blaze from three weeks ago just missed these homes. >> the fire came up really fast. >> reporter: neighbors are concerned about a car catching fire at the bottom of the highway. the flames travel up to their homes. that's what happened t

in san francisco, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> all these rides will soon be up and running.ifornia state fair opens tomorrow in sacramento for the 164th year. new this year, an exhibit honoring california's farm workers. you can also check out 16 life sized animated reptiles and rescued wildlife display, with a chance to stand just a few feet away from a bald eagle. that's awesome. the state fair is open through july 30th. >>> the california coastal commission has voted unanimously to okay a settlement to shut down a mining operation accused of stealing public sand and causing serious beach erosion. environmental groups urge commissioners to support the deal that will stop the cenex corporation from sucking up sand along monterey bay and then selling it for profit. they insist its activities are legal but has agreed to a three-year phaseout of the last coastal sand mine in the country. california state land commission must also agree before this deal is final. >>> every few months we set up an event where you can meet michael finney and ask questions in person. >> coming up,

. >> lonnie rivera tells us how he was caught. >> up and down the street, yes. ours had the anarchist sign. >> this berkeley resident remembers waking up june 28th to this scene. cars and homes tagged, including his property. >> police came and talked to me and said, you know, did you -- do you have any enemies or anything like that? it's like no. he started saying it's up and down the street. >> some of the slogans were racially motivated and derogatory. identified people by race. >> they arrested this 21-year-old at his home thursday night. they believe he's responsible for all 35 vandalism acts. last month, police arrested him after officers responded to a burglary. >> he was stopped for that reason because the description matched -- they were the only guys on the block at that hour. >> he was arrested for having an illegal knife which they found under a vehicle near where he was taken into custody the district attorney released him days later. he complained that police racially profiled him during his arrest and it says he's pre-law for social justice. >> i'

lonni rivera shows us what they are doing to prevent similar tragedies. >> reporter: this sign a painful reminder for two families would lost loved ones in similar circumstances. >> both the baby of the family. >> reporter: 22-year-old richard moss was last seen may 25th before he left to drive along the coast to work. his aaa card washed up in late june on montero state beach. search teams also recently located what is believed to be the wheel of his car. when we arrived, alameda county deputies were using drones, helping san mateo deputies with the search. >> we've had divers, boats. >> reporter: last year deputies say 20-year-old rosy alba was traveling north when her car veered off the highway into the ocean in the same area. >> start planning to put in k rails here so nobody else has to die. >> reporter: rosie's body was found here at the beach, but her car was never located. so far in the moss case they have located some car parts, but his remains have not been found. dan moss is pushing for caltrans to install cement barriers along this stretch. >> he'd just laugh and smile, that'

. >> lonnie rivera tells us how he was caught. >> up and down the street, yes.d the anarchist sign. >> this berkeley resident remembers waking up june 28th to this scene. cars and homes tagged, including his property. >> police came and talked to me and said, you know, did you -- do you have any enemies or anything like that? it's like no. he started saying it's up and down the street. >> some of the slogans were racially motivated and derogatory. identified people by race. >> they arrested this 21-year-old at his home thursday night. they believe he's responsible for all 35 vandalism acts. last month, police arrested him after officers responded to a burglary. >> he was stopped for that reason because the description matched -- they were the only guys on the block at that hour. >> he was arrested for having an illegal knife which they found under a vehicle near where he was taken into custody the district attorney released him days later. he complained that police racially profiled him during his arrest and it says he's pre-law for social justice. >> i'm glad t

in san francisco, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> all these rides will soon be up and running. the california state fair opens tomorrow in sacramento for the 164th year. new this year, an exhibit honoring california's farm workers. you can also check out 16 life sized animated reptiles and rescued wildlife display, with a chance to stand just a few feet away from a bald eagle. that's awesome. the state fair is open through july 30th. >>> the california coastal commission has voted unanimously to okay a settlement to shut down a mining operation accused of stealing public sand and causing serious beach erosion. environmental groups urge commissioners to support the deal that will stop the cenex corporation from sucking up sand along monterey bay and then selling it for profit. they insist its activities are legal but has agreed to a three-year phaseout of the last coastal sand mine in the country. california state land commission must also agree before this deal is final. >>> every few months we set up an event where you can meet michael finney and ask questions in person. >> co

(vicki) that was lonnie wong reporting...teve) you may be able to enjoy your drinks a little bit longer in california.... the golden state is now one step closer to pushing the last call for alcohol until four a-m... a bill is making its way through committees and is may soon be considered by the entire assembly. the state senate approved the measure back in may... it would extend alcohol sales past two a-m. if the assembly approves it, restaurants, bars and nightclubs will be allowed to sell booze until four in the morning. they could designate certain days of the week and holidays where extended hours would apply. liquor stores are not included under the bill. (vicki) coming up on kron4 news at ten... a bike stolen from a child with special needs... we'll tell you where it happened and who police are looking for... (steve) plus... it's been nearly six months since the devasating coyote creek flood that damaged several homes in san jose.... and many victims are still dealing with the problems... tonight find out what's being

in alameda county, lonni rivera. abc 7 news. >>> several small bush fires were reported yesterday in the bay area, including this one in san jose near the east ridge mall. no word on how many acres burned and fortunately, no injuries were reported. >>> tens of thousands of bay area employees got a raise a as the minimum wage increase. in san francisco, it went up to $14. and it will be $15 next year. the hourly rate increased in emeryville to $14. in san jose it went up to $12 an hour. san leandro got a $12. california's statewide range remains at $10.50 an hour. if you take the bus or ferry, your commute got more expensive. new muni fathres on the f line. >> it jumped from 2.50 to $2.75 per ride. fares for children and seniors inees increas increased. >>> a student at san luis obispo is the new miss california. jillian smith fell to her knees after hearing her name announce north dakota fresno. smith competed as miss yosemite valley. she won $20,000 in scholarship money and will represent california at the miss amer

lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> the judge who issued the controversial sentence for stanford swimmer has filed an official answer to get a campaign to get him recalled. he defended his record against a group that filed a formal recall campaign on monday. organizers branded him apoll gi apollegists. supporters say he was following a probation recommendation when he sentenced turner. the judge wrote california law requires every judge to consider rehabilitation and probation for first time offenders. it's not always popular but it's the law. i took an oath to follow it without regard to public opinion or my opinions as a former prosecutor. supporters need about 60,000 signatures to get it on the june 2018 ballot. >>> valero refinery announced it's suing pg&e. they claim they shut down all electricity to the plant on may 5th. the refinery lost power for about 18 minutes which resulted in flairing and the release of large plumes of smoke. valero is seeking $75 million in to refinery equipment, lost revenue. pg&e didn't respond to our request for comment. >>> three planned parenthood clinics